Emergency Financial Assistance

Funding is available for eligible BTC students experiencing unforeseen financial expenses. If you are experiencing an emergency situation that could lead you to not continuing at the College, the following are opportunities for funding support.

Coins for Caring

An award made by the Coins for Caring (C4C) program temporarily can assist you if you are in immediate danger of not continuing your studies due to financial hardship. The maximum award is $100 per semester per student, contingent on financial aid status.

BTC is one of 31 community and technical colleges in Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin to received a combined $1.5 million in Great Lakes grants to build emergency grant programs that help low-income students overcome financial obstacles that might otherwise cause them to drop out.

Distribution of student emergency grants begins in March every year. Qualified expenses will be paid within 48 hours of an approved application. In addition, we often refer students to additional campus, community, and financial literacy resources to supplement the grants, address root causes or contributing factors to the financial emergencies, and further support students’ persistence.

State Emergency Grant

The State Emergency Grant provides temporary emergency assistance to eligible Pell recipients who may experience unforeseen financial emergencies so they may continue their academic pursuits. Please note, applicants will be required to submit supporting documentation of their financial emergency.